Also called: Product Lifecycle Management Engineer, Teamcenter/Windchill Administrator
Runs the software where engineers store every drawing, part number and design change for products like cars, planes and phones.
An airplane part changed size, and you make sure the update flows to every drawing and parts list that uses it. You fix a permission error blocking a team in Germany and set up a new workflow for approving design changes. In the afternoon you train new engineers to check files in and out.
Estimated from engineering IT job postings.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering or information systems, often after CAD design work.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Mechanical Engineering, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering.
Growing about average. Steady demand at manufacturers with complex products.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI helps search and clean part data, but configuring workflows and supporting engineers stays human.
Classes: CAD or engineering drawing class, Computer science, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1299.
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